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List of mascots for computer hardware, software, and concepts From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of computing mascots. A mascot is any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity. In case of computing mascots, they either represent software, hardware, or any project or collective entity behind them.
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Within collaborative software projects, the use of mascots often allow for the existence of a non-trademarked symbol for use by the software's community, as opposed to Logos and Wordmarks, which often have more stringent protections.[1]
Mascot | Representing | Description | Image | Ref(s) | |||
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Adiumy | Adium, a free and open-source instant messaging client for macOS. | A cartoon duck | [2] | ||||
Amanda the Panda | Window Maker, a free and open-source window manager for the X Window System. | A cartoon panda | [3][4] | ||||
Apache Beam Firefly | Apache Beam | A cartoon firefly | [5][6] | ||||
Beanbird | LG’s webOS operating system | A brown bean shaped bird | [7] | ||||
Blinky | FreeDOS, a free and open-source DOS implementation for IBM PC compatible computers. | A cartoon fish | [8] | ||||
Beastie, the BSD Daemon | BSD, a free and open-source Unix operating system derivative that also has many derivations out of itself. | A cartoon demon | [9] | ||||
The Bot/Bugdroid[a] | Android operating system | A green cartoon android robot | [10][11][12][13] | ||||
Buggie | SerenityOS, a free and open-source desktop operating system | A cartoon anthropomorphic ladybird | [14] | ||||
Buggie | Bugzilla, a free and open-source web-based general-purpose bugtracker and testing tool | A cartoon anthropomorphic bug | [15] | ||||
Camelia | Raku | A cartoon bug with butterfly-like wings | [16] | ||||
Canteloupe | Libreboot | The silhouette of an antelope, leaping | [17] | ||||
CowDuck | TerminusDB | A cartoon hybrid with the head of a cow and the body of a duck | [18] | ||||
Dash | Dart language and the Flutter framework. | A hummingbird. It represents Dart as a fast language. | [19] | ||||
DotNet Bot[b] | .NET free and open source software framework | A purple robot, waving | [20] | ||||
Duke | Java, a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform computing environment | A stylized, unspecified creature | [21][1] | ||||
D-Man | D, is a multi-paradigm system programming language. | A Cartoon shaped like D | [22] | ||||
elePHPant | PHP, a server-side scripting language designed primarily for web development | A cartoon elephant | [23] | ||||
eMule | eMule, a free and open-source peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows | A cartoon mule | [24] | ||||
Freedo | Linux-libre, a free and open-source operating system kernel derived from Linux kernel, packaged by GNU to have all the proprietary components removed | A cartoon anthropomorphic penguin | [25] | ||||
Ferris[c] | Rust language | A cartoon crab | [26] | ||||
Gavroche | GNU MediaGoblin, a free and open-source decentralized server software for hosting and sharing digital media | A cartoon goblin | [27] | ||||
Geeko | SUSE Linux, a Linux-based free and open-source computer operating system family | A stylized chameleon | [28] | ||||
Glenda, the Plan 9 Bunny | Plan 9 from Bell Labs, a free and open-source distributed operating system that manages all computing resources through its file system rather than specialized interfaces | A cartoon rabbit | [29] | ||||
GNU[d] | GNU, a free and open-source operating system and an extensive collection of computer software; it is also the mascot of GNU Project, a free-software, mass-collaboration project | An anthropomorphic wildebeest head | [30] | ||||
Gooey | WebGUI, a free and open-source content management system | A cartoon octopus | [31] | ||||
Go Gopher | Go, free and open-source programming language | A cartoon gopher | [32] | ||||
Grype | Grype, free and open-source vulnerability scanner | A cute cartoon monster | [33] | ||||
Hexley | Darwin | A cartoon platypus | [34] | ||||
Kandalf | Formerly KDE | A cartoon wizard | [35] | ||||
Kate the Cyber Woodpecker | Kate, a free and open-source advanced text editor for software developers | A cartoon robotic woodpecker | [36] | ||||
Kiki the Cyber Squirrel | Krita, a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed for digital painting and animation | A cartoon anthropomorphic robotic squirrel | [37] | ||||
Kitty | AROS Research Operating System, a free and open-source multimedia centric implementation of the AmigaOS 3.1 APIs | A cartoon anthropomorphic cat, created by Eric W. Schwartz | [38] | ||||
Konqi (Katie and KDE dragons) | The primary mascot of KDE, an international community that develops free and open-source software, and KDE Projects, software they have developed, including KDE Plasma workspace, KDE Frameworks, and the software foundation of other KDE Applications. A number of other dragons also exist, such as Katie, associated with KDE Women's Project and KDE dragons, the mascots of KDE Community | Cartoon dragons |
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Kodee | Kotlin, the programming language | A stylized robot | [39][40] | ||||
Lenny | Lubuntu | A penguin with blue hair | [41] | ||||
Larry[c] | Gentoo | A hand-drawn cow | [42] | ||||
The Lisp alien | Lisp | A quadruped alien with more than four eyes and a single arm extending from the nose | [43] | ||||
Moby Dock | Docker, a set of platform as a service (PaaS) products | A cartoon whale that hauls shipping containers on its back | [44] | ||||
Mozilla | Retired mascot of Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports and leads Mozilla, a free-software community that developed Firefox, a free and open-source web browser and many related projects. | A cartoon anthropomorphic lizard and later a stylized tyrannosaurus rex | [45] | ||||
Octocat | GitHub | An anthropomorphized cat with five octopus-like arms | [46][47] | ||||
Apache Pig | Apache Pig | An anthropomorphic pig | [48] | ||||
Preston | PrestaShop, a free and open-source e-commerce platform. | A puffin | [49][50] | ||||
Puffy | OpenBSD, a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from BSD, dedicated to security and stability features | A cartoon pufferfish | [51] | ||||
Purple Pidgin | Pidgin, a free and open-source multi-platform instant messaging client | A cartoon pigeon | [52] | ||||
Powershell Hero | Microsoft Powershell 7, Microsoft's open-source shell | A flat shaded humanoid character | [53] | ||||
Camel | Perl, a high-level programming language | A camel | [54] | ||||
Log Raft | Raft consensus algorithm | A log raft with a face. Created by Andrea Ruygt, and made a vector by Diego Ongaro | [55] | ||||
Rocky Raccoon | MINIX 3, a free and open-source project to create a small, high availability, high functioning Unix-like operating system | A cartoon raccoon | [56] | ||||
Sakila | MySQL | A stylized dolphin | [57] | ||||
Sara | OpenGameArt.org | A pixel art girl with blonde hair | [citation needed] | ||||
Scratch Cat | Scratch | A cartoon anthropomorphic orange cat | [58] | ||||
Slonik | Postgresql | A stylised elephant | [59] | ||||
Sudo Sandwich | Sudo | A smiling sandwich | [60] | ||||
Suzanne | Blender | A monkey head | [61] | ||||
Syft | Syft, free and open-source software bill-of-materials command-line tool and Go library | A cute cartoon owl | [62] | ||||
Tux | Linux kernel, a free and open-source monolithic Unix-like computer operating system kernel that has been included in many OS distributions | A cartoon anthropomorphic penguin | [63][1] | ||||
Tizen Genie | former mascot of the Tizen operating system for phones | Genie | [64][65] | ||||
Wilber | GIMP, a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed for image editing, drawing, image format conversion and others | A creature similar to a Fox or a dog, but is officially a fictional species called a "GIMP" | [66][67][68] | ||||
Wizard | ImageMagick, a free and open-source cross-platform software suite for displaying, creating, converting, modifying, and editing raster images | A Wizard | [69] | ||||
Various Wombats | DATATRIEVE, being adopted as the mascot of its product group. References were included in the help system for the product, and a graphics demonstration using the "PLOT WOMBAT" command displays the character. | [70] | |||||
Wyvern | LLVM, a set of compiler and toolchain technologies that can be used to develop a compiler frontend for any programming language and backend for any instruction set architecture. | A stylized wyvern | [71] | ||||
Xenia | An alternative mascot for Linux | An anthropomorphic fox | [72] | ||||
Xue | Xfce, a free and open-source desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems that aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use | A stylized mouse | [73] | ||||
Zero the Ziguana and Ziggy the Ziguana | Zig programming language | A cartoon anthropomorphic iguana wearing a space suit with a jet pack |
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Znurt the Flying Saucer[c] | Gentoo Linux | A stylized purple flying saucer | [42] |
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